Tire tool



Patented Feb. 1e, 1926.A

unirse STATES RGY RUTZ, oFNAvARRE.rANSes TIRE Toon.

. Appucation'fiied March-2e, 1925. 'serial No. 18,505.

in the art Vto which it appertains to makeand useV the saine.

The invention relates to tire tools, and has for its object to 'provide' a device `of thisk character comprising crossed members .pivoted together and adapted to be inserted under the clincher flanges of ,an automobile Y tire. when the crossed members are in'registration, and to be spread -apart afterthe tool is inserted for .raising the clincher flange at spaced'points, thereby allowing the vtire to be easily removed from a rim upon a prying operation. s ,Y Y vi ,Y

, A further ob 'ect is to provide the crossed v members with looped handle members adapt*- ed to be gripped by the operator, and which looped handle members are provided with lugs overlying adjacent sides-of thek inem-.v

bers for limiting the pivotal :action thereof 11i,onedirectionwith'the members in registration. Also toprovide theV outer ends of the pivoted niembersfwith' curved 'portions for facilitating the 'insertion- 'of the tool when in closedposition under the tire flange.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangenii-int of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and` claimed,` it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment Yof .the invention may be niade'lwithin thescope of what is claimed without departing fromthe spirit. ofthe invention. Y

ln' the drawing Figure l is a vertical transverse sectional view through a conventional forni of rim, showing the tool applied thereto.

.Figure 2 isfav topl plan viewv of the tire tool, showing the members iii open position l for a prying operation.

.'lfigure 3 is a front elevation of the tool'. yReferring to the drawing the numeral l designates crossed members, which members yare pivotally connected togetheratQ, thereby fermier? arias `3. adapted tube forced RU'rz, a vcitizen of under the clincher flangesY t of a tire casing 5, and over the flanges'G of they riin 7, as

shown in Figure ll for imparting a pryingl operationon theA side of thev tire 5 for removing the same from the rim. Vhen the tool is inserted the arms 3 are in registration with each other, thereby allowingthe curved ends 81 thereof to be easily forced under the'langes 4;. However after the arms 3 are forced to the proper position under the flangest, the operator grasps the leoped handle meinbers) and forces them apart. to the` positionrshown in Figure 2, which action will spread the arms?) to the diverging positions 'shown in Figure 2, thereby raising the clinchei" flange 4 at spaced points and allowing the tire to be ?A..1`f oFF-ica.

more easilyl and readily removed from the demonntable rimupon a downward prying movement of the handle endsv of the tool while in spread position.v It hasbeen rfound that'a tire casing can beeasily and quickly removed from-or placed onia rim with the i tool, and a two pointfbearing at relatively spaced points isfprovided in the prying op-l eration consequently the tire v.casing is more easily removed.

everwhe're twoseparate tools are used, the operator experiences considerable difficulty in holdingV one ytool while inserting parting'a prying action'on the other tool, consequently the removal of a tire casing requiresconsiderable time and labor, and a dlerniembers 9 are formed integral withthe crossed members 1 and are preferably provided with outwardly bent ends 10, which ends engage theouter sides of the crossed members Aljfor limiting the same to register1 ingV positions and preventing the yinward. movement ofthe members when folded to closed positions.

At' the ypresent time this isV .attempted with'two separate tools; Howvrelatively strong'operator. The looped'han- Y Y From the above it will be seen that atire removing tool is provided, which. is simple inconstruction, the parts reduced 'to a mini muni, and ,onev wherein, when the tool is forced under a tire vand spread apart, spaced Vbearing points will be obtained during the prying operation for facilitating tlieremoval. Y'

of the tire casing.

p The invention having been set forth what" is. claimed 'es new and. iisefuly's:

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A tire tool coniprising pivotally connected crossed handle members, outwardly curved ends carried by the handle members, looped handle members Carried by one of the ends of the crossed handle members, said looped handle members terminating:r in oppositely bent ends adapted to engage opposite sides of the crossed handle members for limiting` the movement ef the handle members in one direction after they have 10 reached registering positions and the curved ends are in registration.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speeication. 

